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Launch of the Annie

Name: Launch of the Annie
Start: 1871-07-28
End: 1871-07-28
Location: Yellowstone Lake

When: July 28, 1871
Where: Yellowstone Lake
Part of: Hayden Geological Survey photographs and boating of Yellowstone, 1871

Survey members assembled and launched the boat Annie on Yellowstone Lake on July 28, 1871.

On July 28, 1871, members of the Hayden party assembled a small boat from components packed from Fort Ellis. They carved oars from nearby trees. The boat, named Annie, was launched on Yellowstone Lake, where some members stayed to tend it while others departed.

Sources

Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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